The Prime Minister of Georgia talks about his country's ambitious goal of NATO membership, the main successes of the NATO-Georgia partnership to date, and the areas that need further improving. He also describes Georgia's peace proposals for South Ossetia, and talks about his country's relations with Russia.

Interview

Questions:

Your president has publicly stated that he hopes Georgia will achieve NATO membership by 2009. What steps is Georgia taking to achieve this ambitious goal?

You are also Chairman of the State Commission tasked with implementing Georgia’s Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO. What are the main successes, and what are the areas you see that need improvement?

Georgia and Russia have an oftentimes tumultuous relationship. How do you assess the current state of Georgian-Russian relations, and what do you think that the future holds for your country’s relationship with Russia?